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SC lists Asaram medical bail plea for July 21 hearing
Lawbeat··17 Jul
The Supreme Court on July 17 listed Asaram Bapu's medical bail plea for July 21. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court his internal bleeding was temporary, that he visited Ayodhya and Kashi three months ago and was fit. Asaram, 90, was hospitalised at AIIMS Jodhpur on July 8. He is serving a life sentence in a 2013 rape case.
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What It Means For You
- Asaram's medical bail plea will be heard on July 21.
- The state argues he is fit despite July 8 hospitalisation.
- He is serving a life sentence in a 2013 rape case.
What's Happening
- Supreme Court listed the medical bail plea on July 17.
- Solicitor General Mehta said internal bleeding was temporary.
- Asaram, 90, was hospitalised at AIIMS Jodhpur on July 8.
Asaram Bail Context
- The state cited visits to Ayodhya and Kashi Vishwanath three months ago.
- Asaram is a self-styled godman convicted in 2013.
- Medical bail applications for life-term convicts remain legally contested.
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